Legislation
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing is pleased to announce that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law SB 1252 (Corbett) on September 29, 2010. Effective January 1, 2011, the bill will: (1) amend the FEHA to conform the civil penalty caps provided for in Government Code section 12987 to those currently stated in the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act; (2) make technical revisions to add “source of income” to the list of protected characteristics, which is already part of the FEHA, in Government Code sections 12920, 12921, and 12955.8; and (3) amend Civil Code sections 51.2 and 51.10 and Government Code section 12955 to clarify that admission preferences based on age, imposed in connection with a federally-approved housing program, do not constitute age discrimination in housing.
